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Research Tools specifically designed for students.  Click on the link here and select the For Students Tab.

Curated and coordinated by the experts at Common Sense, Wide Open School is the result of a collaboration among leading publishers, nonprofits, and education and technology companies.Wide Open School features a free collection of the best learning experiences and activities for kids, organized by grade band and subject.

ABCYa

 Educational games and activities for school-aged children. The games on the website are organized into grade levels from pre-kindergarten to Sixth grade, as well as into subject categories such as letters, numbers, and holidays. 

Tutor.com is now available from 9 am to 10 pm, Monday through Friday.  The weekend hours are 3 pm to 10 pm on Saturday and Sunday. FREE with your library card.  Tutor.com is a live, on-demand, one-on-one tutoring service for grades K - 1st year college, adult learners and job seekers.  Access is free via your library card number and PIN.Tutors are available in a wide variety of subjects, English, math, science, social studies, writing, literature, etc. Standardized test preparation available for SAT, SAT Subject Tests, ACT, PSAT, Advanced Placement, GRE. LSAT, MCAT, GMAT.  Click here to view a video containing a brief introduction to the tools available in Tutor.com. 

Online Resources for learning that cover a variety of topics free with a library card. 

A non-profit educational organization created in 2008 by Salman Khan with the goal of creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos. Its website also includes supplementary practice exercises and materials for educational purposes.